hooklineandsinker

well done on your fist jew capture on lure despite the size im still trying for mine

great fish there thanks for posting it up awesome

hell alot of a jump people will still take them under size if the size limit goes up to 110 think that number is wrong but don't jews start to spawn at 70 or 75cm and up though

i go to nepean river penrith never caught a large bass only smalls in low 20s and under on unweighted bread on the surface also tried small/tiny hardbodys and get the same size fish anyhow congrats on your pb

omg squid envy well done cracking session

my picks in the $120 range are Fin Nor Biscayne 70 its a alloy reel has carbon fibre drag about 15kg at $109 or a slammer 760 i have 2 slammers in live liner and can't fault them just gotta find em on special cheers mick

great catch young fella your first fish cheers mick

Pongrass18ft Nice mixed catch for the table , Great work on landing a john dory it,s a great size too Did you catch any flounder on the drifts.The weather was terrific over the weekend for fishing. we caught a few flounder one of which was a keeper the rest were throw backs

thanks for the kind replies fellas

do this we found the small ones get a chance to hook up as theres no bait just the hook

hey raiders me and my mate shannon hatched a plan on fri to hit the Hawkesbury on sunday and what a great day it turned out to be weather was perfect half metre swell hardly to no wind its was great put the boat in at 7am odd then straight to flint and steel popped the anchor out and waited for the tide change grabbed some livies while we were there slipped one out 10mins later shes buckling took it easy one the fish min or so later a john dory pops up you beauty a 46.5cm model awesome caught few bream and reefies and trevs in between slipped another bait out half hour later it buckles again i started to call it for jew played it slow and steady i tell my mate its a bream and a nice specimen too at 43cm got few other throw backs and keepers and got large shovel nose too at about the metre mark once it got quiet we went down for a drift or 2 picking up some flatties and flounder for the table the fog our catch great day out cheers mick

Well done on the Jew must have been a great evening Cheers Mick

thanks for all the replies turns out the merc in question on compression test holds on cylinders 123 hold 120 and the 4th holds 85 so its no even worth the trouble thanks again raiders ill keep looking cheers mick

hey raiders looking at a boat that has a merc on her motor looks fairly new a 90s era have to ask what year it is mates uncle said they are rubbish engines and are prone to break down i said its like a car treat the engine like shit and dont service enough then it will cause you grief somewhere down the line but are their any raiders that have an opinion or facts on this subject cheers mick

That's a good size bream Well done cheers Mick

I wanted to try a travel rod out as it's easy to travel with so I got tsunami travel rod Its 4-8 kgs 8 foot long and 173 grams in weight and runs their own components but at $36 on special normally 80 it's great value and paired with my 4000 stradic and 15 pound line it's good for that after work session or metals of the rocks That's what I got anyhow Mick

Cracking groper mate well done what rod is that?

i get my jewels out with a hack saw blade and my hands not my pic but you get the idea of location your jewels should well be the size of 20cent coins or bigger best bragging rights and proof too hope you still got the fish head mick

fish of a life time mate awesome mick

congrats on your record pete that must have brightened your day even better by line too cheers mick

well done johnny there are some good fish to be had if you brave the cold and have quality baits out or are just good with plastics johnny what plastic outfit are you running? and nathan if you haven't bagged a jew by the end of the weekend your next jew is gonna be a cracker well done again fellas cheers mick

nice jewie mate especially on a blade

very interesting way to fish fellas hands free fishing monster fish! how bigs ya frezzer? mick

you deserve it nathan mike

does anyone know why they sell hairtail in fish shops all year round i know trawlers nab them but where just curious if any one know any others info mick